Your comment was probably tongue in cheek but since I am German and by definition don't have a sense of humour, I assume it wasn't. I have done most of my small aircraft flying in the US and in Germany and usually found it disciplined and orderly enough and certainly was looking out the window most of the time. I also fly a lot throughout Europe and the rest of the worls in a biz jet and of course standards vary but the UK stands out in Europe as the one place with the most "unique" procedures. That doesn't make it easier for the rest of the world to fit in when visitting. And when a UK trained pilot comes to any other European country he better be prepared for quite some differnces. Not just joins but also air traffic services in uncontrolled airspace, terminology etc. All Iam saying is: One standard would be better and as far as overhead joins go: Sure, they work well at small unattended fields. But busy places with lot's of mixed traffic: Not so sure.